Raphaël Hadas-Lebel

Raphaël Hadas-Lebel, author of Hundred and One Words about the French Democracy, is Honorary Section President at France’s Conseil d’État and a former professor at the Institut d'études politiques in Paris.

In January, the Algerian novelist Kamel Daoud wrote an article about the role that sexual deprivation plays in the Muslim world. As controversial as his argument might seem, the more important debate … read more

Since last November’s brutal terrorist attacks in Paris, a furious debate has been raging in France over whether to revoke the citizenship of those convicted of terrorist offenses. While doing so woul… read more

The idea that a large number of voters should designate the presidential candidates of the major political parties was born in the US, and the French have long believed that such things were American … read more

France has long been allergic to constitutional review of legislation, allowing ordinary citizens to seek redress only in 2008. In the year since that reform was implemented, the process is working re… read more

Confronting a crisis that undermines decades of free-market thinking, why did Europe's social-democratic parties nonetheless lose ground in the European Parliament elections? With right-wing governmen… read more

When Nicolas Sarkozy’s government spokesperson announced after this year’s first cabinet meeting that each minister’s performance would be assessed according to criteria set by a private auditing firm,… read more

Nearly 50 years after the creation of the Fifth Republic by General Charles de Gaulle, Nicolas Sarkozy wants to change France’s fundamental institutions. But, with a majority of the public supporting t… read more

One of the biggest surprises of the current presidential campaign is how “national identity” has surged to the forefront of the political debate. Moreover, the debate represents a serious challenge to… read more

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